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Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Kentaro Matsumoto, Yokohama, JP;

Kazuaki Aso, Gotenba, JP;

Junichi Morimura, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Assignee:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); B60W 2550/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicular control apparatus includes at least one electronic control unit. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to recognize a first preceding vehicle in a driving lane and to calculate a first target acceleration of the vehicle. The at least one electronic control unit is also configured to recognize a second preceding vehicle in an adjacent lane, and to calculate a second target acceleration of the vehicle. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to acquire lane change information of the vehicle, and to select the smaller of the first target acceleration and the second target acceleration as a target acceleration of the vehicle. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to control a speed of the vehicle in a lane change period by using the selected target acceleration.


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